Re: mid 60s Cadillac radios

I asked a man by the name of Yann Saunders about the Wonderbar radio.
He is considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on
Cadillacs and the history of the company from its formation in 1902 to
the present. He maintains a website on all things Cadillac
http://www.car-nection.com/yann/Dbas_txt/indx2001.htm
. Below is is
answer to my question about the Wonderbar Radio:



Hi Forrest,

Beautiful car!  I'll try to add them as a survivor in the 1956 photo
section ASAP. My first Cadillac (in 1966) was a 1956 Sedan de Ville.
I was sold on the marque forever.

I don't have a dealer Data Book prior to 1950, but I think 1950 was
indeed the FIRST year of the "Wonderbar" radio, although it was not so
named.

In the accessories section (p.110) you can see "Syncro-Matic Radio and
Rear Speaker - the new [my emphasis] Syncro-Matic Radio with Bar
tuning and individual signal seeking adjustment is the most modern car
radio available. By tuning signal-seeking control to any of five
positions radio will will automatically receive stations from 2500
watts to 50,000 watts. As many as 50 stations may be received by
simply touching the tuning bar....[my emphasis again]".

Hope this helps.

Yann